Mesa Operating
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MESA OPERATING CO. · MESA OPERATING COMPANY · MESA OPERATING LLC · MESA OPERATING LP
At a glance
Mesa Operating is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (7%) are active, 20 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 24 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
2
Plugged
20
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 24 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mesa Operating operate?
Mesa Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (24), Colorado (4) and North Dakota (1). Its 24 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Mesa Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Mesa Operating's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mesa Operating operate?
By product class, 8 (28%) are oil wells and 7 (24%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Federal 10 1r in Dunn, ND at 14,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Lincoln (CO), Yuma (CO), Beaver (OK), Carter (OK) and Canadian (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mesa Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal 10 1r | 33-025-00436 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Dunn, ND | Mesa Operating Co. | 14,100 ft |
| 1-19 Smith Cattle | 05-073-06283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Mesa Operating Company | 8,300 ft |
| 2-32 Eckley-Kitzmiller | 05-125-06347 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Mesa Operating Company | 2,800 ft |
| 1-34 Kitzmiller | 05-125-06510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Mesa Operating Company | 2,768 ft |
| Oliver Hilderbrand #1 | 35-007-20223 | Other status | Gas | Beaver, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| Jackson #2-15 | 35-007-23600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| S.G.D.S.U. #25-1 | 35-019-70213 | Orphaned | Other type | Carter, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| Lacy Unit B #2-6 | 35-017-23133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Canadian, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| Katschor #1 | 35-119-20353 | Orphaned | Oil | Payne, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| J E Williams #1 | 35-019-05737 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| S.G.D.S.U.(Choate 4) #84-4 | 35-019-09116 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
| Cox #1-25 | 35-015-22075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, OK | Mesa Operating LP | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mesa Operating operate?
Mesa Operating is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mesa Operating's wells are still active?
2 of Mesa Operating's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mesa Operating operate wells?
Mesa Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (24), Colorado (4) and North Dakota (1).
Does Mesa Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Mesa Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mesa Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal 10 1r in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 14,100 ft.
Where Mesa Operating's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Mesa Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mesa-operating-1262 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).